“Not exactly enlighted and not very Christian” Eyewitness News WABC TV NY anchor when reporting on this story tonight A heartbreaking message from the father of Anthony, an 8 year old nonverbal autistic child. ” Today Nicole and I were informed that our son Anthony would not be able to make his communion this year….
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The Time My Nonverbal Son Got Lost
The next moments are a blur. It was a vast place crowded with people, and the sun was starting to set. Being most of it was a field where we just picked grapes I knew it would soon be pitch black. I felt all the blood rush out of my face, I literally thought…
Study: Cognitive Ability Can Far Exceed Verbal Ability (shocking)
Regardless of the method used to classify children as minimally verbal, 43 to 52 percent of minimally verbal children have significantly higher nonverbal than verbal intelligence scores. Great news for all of us that care for children with a communication impairment even though it’s something we already knew as parents. Something I’ve been saying for…
My-COMMUNICATION How to Teach a Child with Autism to Talk
How to Teach a Child with Autism to Talk Autism Community Magazine (Volume 2, Fall 2012) By Renai Jonas Ed.D.,CCC-SLP It is well documented that speech and language impairments and communication deficits are symptoms of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (DSM IV-TR). Approximately twenty-five percent (25%) of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are nonverbal…